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What Darwin Got Wrong
Fodor, Jerry; Piatelli-Palmarini, Massimo
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hardcover. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Jerry Fodor and Massimo Piatelli-Palmarini, a distinguished philosopher and scientist working in tandem, reveal major flaws at the heart of Darwinian evolutionary theory. They do not deny Darwin's status as an outstanding scientist but question the inferences he drew from his observations. Combining the results of cutting-edge experimental biology with crystal-clear philosophical argument they mount a devastating critique of the central tenets of Darwin's account of the origin of species. The logic underlying natural selection is the survival of the fittest under changing environmental pressure. This logic, they argue, is mistaken. They back up the claim with evidence of what ... Read more
Jerry Fodor and Massimo Piatelli-Palmarini, a distinguished philosopher and scientist working in tandem, reveal major flaws at the heart of Darwinian evolutionary theory. They do not deny Darwin's status as an outstanding scientist but question the inferences he drew from his observations. Combining the results of cutting-edge experimental biology with crystal-clear philosophical argument they mount a devastating critique of the central tenets of Darwin's account of the origin of species. The logic underlying natural selection is the survival of the fittest under changing environmental pressure. This logic, they argue, is mistaken. They back up the claim with evidence of what ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Profile Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846682193
SKU
KSG0033804
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About Fodor, Jerry; Piatelli-Palmarini, Massimo
Jerry Fodor is Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini started his academic career in Italy and France as a bio-physicist and molecular biologist and is now Professor of Cognitive Science at the University of Arizona.
Reviews for What Darwin Got Wrong
an overdue and valuable onslaught on neo-Darwinist simplicities
Mary Midgley
Guardian
[the authors] make a persuasive case that the role of natural selection in evolution is ripe for reassessment. To say so should not be seen as scientific heresy or capitulation to the forces of unreason - it is a brave and welcome challenge.
Philip Ball ... Read more
Mary Midgley
Guardian
[the authors] make a persuasive case that the role of natural selection in evolution is ripe for reassessment. To say so should not be seen as scientific heresy or capitulation to the forces of unreason - it is a brave and welcome challenge.
Philip Ball ... Read more